Criss Cross

Criss Cross is a Colonial style brick house built about 1690 by George Poindexter in New Kent County, Virginia. It is similar in style to neighboring Foster's Castle.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonial Downs.

Colonial Downs

Stadium

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Colonial Downs is a racetrack located in New Kent County, Virginia adjacent to Interstate 64, halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg. The track conducted Thoroughbred flat racing and Standardbred harness racing between 1997 and 2014, and reopened for thoroughbreds in 2019. Colonial Downs is situated 1½ miles southeast of Criss Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tallysville and New Kent.

Tallysville

Locality

Talleysville is an unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. Two buildings in the area, its St. Peter's Church and the Marl Hill were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and 1990 respectively. Tallysville is situated 3 miles northwest of Criss Cross.

New Kent

Village

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New Kent is a census-designated place in and the county seat of New Kent County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 Census was 739. New Kent is situated 3 miles east of Criss Cross.

Providence Forge

Village

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Providence Forge is an unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. It was one of the earliest settlements in the county and the site of a colonial iron forge that was destroyed by British General Banastre Tarleton during the American Revolution. Providence Forge is situated 4 miles south of Criss Cross.

Criss Cross

Type: plantation
Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
Location: New Kent, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.50237° or 37° 30′ 9″ north

Longitude

-77.02997° or 77° 1′ 48″ west

Elevation

121 feet (37 metres)

Open location code

8794GX2C+W2

GeoNames ID

4754727

Wikidata ID

Q5186084

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